Karidi, Pottangi

Karidi is a village located in the Pottangi Tehsil of Koraput district of Odisha. The village falls in Pottangi block and comes under Pottangi Gram Panchayat.

As on March 2025, the current population of Karidi is 288 out of which 141 are males and rest 147 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1043 females per 1000 males. There are around 54 teenagers in Karidi. It has literacy rate of 49% which means around 140 persons can read and write. Total 12 people belonging to scheduled caste and 275 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 58 households in Karidi, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 198. The pincode of Karidi is 764039 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Pottangi Sub Post office
• Maliput Branch Post office
• Ondrangi Branch Post office
• Sorada Branch Post office
• Sunki Branch Post office

Schools

Karidi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Karidi Primary School

Hospitals

Karidi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Kuruli Sub-Center
• Maliput Sub-Center
• Rallegada Sub-Center
• Gangarajpur Sub-Center
• Thuria Sub-Center

Banks

Karidi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• ICICI Bank Kotia